2002 Ford Taurus Tires & wheels Problems

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND A LINK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10483245

Incident

Oct 25, 2012

Mileage

85,541 mi

BACKING OUT OF GARAGE HEARD LOUD LEAK OF AIR. THOUGHT FLAT TIRE. WHEN ABOUT TO CHANGE TIRE DISCOVERED COIL BROKE AND SLASHED TIRE. THANK GOD DIDN'T HAPPEN A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE WHEN SON BORROWED CAR AND WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OUT OF STATE. OF COURSE NO RECALL ON THESE COILS SO HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET COR 2 NEW REAR COIL SPRINGS AND LABOR TO INSTALL. CHECKED ON INTERNET AND READ HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TAURUS. WHY NOT A RECALL ON THIS YEAR?? *TR

NHTSA ID

10442336

Incident

Feb 5, 2007

Mileage

35,546 mi

ON 1/10, I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP MY KIDS OFF AT THEIR SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE FUNNY.I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND SAW THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN..I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE TIRE TO MY DONUT WHEN I SAY THE GASH IN MY TIRE AND I LOOKED AT THE WHEEL WELL AND SAW THE SPRING WAS SHEERED OFF..HENCEFORTH I HAD TO PAY TO GET NEW STRUTS AND A NEW TIRE AND A NEW STABILIZER FOR MY CAR..I LOOKED ON THE WEB AND SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2002 FORD TAURUS..PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10376312

Incident

Jan 10, 2011

Mileage

109,000 mi

OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS. CAR PARKED IN PARKING GARAGE WHILE AT WORK. AFTER WORK WENT TO CAR, STARTED IT, PUT INTO REVERSE, MOVED NOT EVEN THREE INCHES, SOUND LIKE GUNSHOT, FRONT SPRING BLEW THROUGH FRONT TIRE ON DRIVER SIDE. MY SON SAID I HAD GUARDIAN ANGEL...WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF CAR HAD ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THE ROAD. I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR THREE YEARS. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, MECHANIC SAID LOOKS JUST LIKE RECALL SITUATION ON 2001 TAURUS, SAME SPRING INCIDENT..MINE NATURALLY NOT COVERED, BUT THIS IS WRONG. I WAS NOT AWARE OF RECALLS ON 2001 VEHICLES. I HAVE NO MONEY, THIS REPAIR WILL SET ME BACK QUITE A BIT. I AM THANKFUL THAT NOBODY WAS HURT BY FLYING PARTS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10332468

Incident

May 24, 2010

Mileage

117,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE STREET AND CALLED A MECHANIC. UPON REMOVING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND THAT THE JAGGED EDGED OF THE SPRING HAD SLICED THROUGH THE TIRE SIDE WALL. THE CAR WAS TOWED THE MECHANICS GARAGE WHERE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK AND THE LEFT FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE - SO FAR. THE CONSEQUENCE IN THIS CASE WERE NOT CATASTROPHIC - LOSS OF USE OF THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND A $950 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL ALTHOUGH I HATE TO THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HAD THIS HAPPEN. I'M AFRAID IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A SERIOUS CRASH PERHAPS WITH SERIOUS OR CRITICAL INJURIES OR DEATH. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT FORD RECALLED THE 1999-2001 TAURUS MODELS IN NORTHERN STATES FOR THIS SAME DEFECT AND PAID TO REPLACE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRINGS MODIFIED WITH A GUARD TO PREVENT SUCH CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE SHOULD A SPRING BREAK AGAIN. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST THE 2002 MODEL YEAR WHICH I'M TOLD USES EXACTLY THE SAME SPRINGS AS THE 199-2001 MODEL FORD TAURUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329340

Incident

May 3, 2010

Mileage

109,494 mi

PROBLEMS WITH NOISE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHUDDERING SOUND WHILE DRIVING COMES AND GOES. PROBLEM WITH CAR RUNNING ROUGH ENGINE POWER DECREASED, SEAM LIKE FUEL IS POOR, SOME MALFUNCTION CAUSING PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC. THIS MALFUNCTION ALWAYS HAPPENS ON START UP AND DURING REGULAR OPERATING DURING DRIVING. WE HAVE TO KEEP LETTING OFF THE GAS AND GIVING GAS TO TRY MAKE IT RUN RIGHT A HOPE TO HAVE A SMOOTH RIDE. THE POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ALWAYS HAPPEN DAILY DURING DRIVING WITH NORMAL SPEEDS. THE FRONT ROTORS HAS BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES SINCE I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. BRAKE PADS ALWAYS HAVE BEEN CHANGED DURING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315023

Incident

May 28, 2009

1. STARTED CAR, A 2002 FORD TAURUS AND BEGAN TO BACK UP AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW VIOLENTLY. 2. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND SPEARED FRONT TIRE. 3. REPLACED COIL SPRINGS AND FRONT TIRE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $500. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310141

Incident

Feb 13, 2010

Mileage

129,150 mi

2002 FORD TAURUS - FRONT STRUT AND COIL SPRING FAILURE. ON 12/31/09 AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE RIGHT FRONT COIL STRUT SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. (TIRE WAS 6 MOS OLD WITH ONLY ABOUT 9000 MILES OF USE) I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP THEN ON THE SAME DAY AND WITHIN HOURS OF FIRST EVENT AS I WAS BACKING UP THE LEFT SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE NEW TIRE I HAD JUST PURCHASED. I HAD PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES SINCE I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRES AS A PAIR. I NOW HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A THIRD NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE NEW ONE ON LEFT SIDE THAT WAS PUNCTURED IN THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE BREAK POINT OF BOTH SPRINGS IS IDENTICAL TO THE POINT WHERE THE SPRING BROKE THE METAL IS SNAPPED IDENTICALLY IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON EACH SPRING AND THE FRACTURE LINE AT THE BREAK POINT IS THE EXACT SAME ON EACH BROKEN PIECE. I HAVE SAVED THE PIECES OF THE SPRING. I FIND IT VERY SUSPECT THAT THE SPRINGS WOULD SNAP WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON EACH SPRING. ALL TOLD THE DAMAGES INCURRED WILL AMOUNT TO OVER $600. I AM EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AS JUST A DAY PRIOR I HAD RETURNED HOME ON A 250 MILE HIGHWAY TRIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10297810

Incident

Dec 31, 2009

Mileage

123,000 mi

DROVE CAR OVER 110 MI, PARKED THE CAR, NEXT MORNING, NOTED THAT TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO BROKEN COIL SPRING. I LIVE IN WESTERN NEW YORK WHERE ROADS ARE TREATED BY SALT. I WAS INFORMED BY FORD DEALER THAT THESE CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY CAUSED FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. (POLICE NOTIFIED DUE TO ALTERNATE PARKING RESTRICTION. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOW.) *TR

NHTSA ID

10295020

Incident

Dec 26, 2005

Mileage

49,417 mi

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED FRONT RIGHT TIRE. NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. ALSO NEEDED NEW TIRE, NEW TIRE VALVE STEM AND WHEEL WEIGHT. KEPT OLD PARTS AND OLD TIRE SHOWING PUNCTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10286391

Incident

Oct 2, 2009

Mileage

92,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES IS BIG O ASPEN AND THE TIRE SIZE IS P215/60R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. SHE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 06T027000 (TIRES: TREAD/BELT, TIRE LINE / TIRE). AFTER THE REPAIR THE THREE REMAINING TIRES FAILED IDENTICALLY. THE BLOW OUTS INCREASED HER RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH. THE TIRE FACILITY DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES, SO SHE HAD TO BEAR THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE THEM. THE DOT NUMBERS OF THE TIRES WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,111. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000.

NHTSA ID

10282757

Incident

Sep 1, 2009

Mileage

53,111 mi

BROKEN FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION SPRING CAUSED TIRE FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267125

Incident

Apr 23, 2009

Mileage

94,600 mi

I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS WITH 95000 MILES. I HAD (FORTUNATELY) PARKED MY CAR FOR WORK; ON RETURN HAD A FLAT TIRE. ON CHANGING IT, FOUND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RIPPED OPEN ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A NEW TIRE, IT WAS FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER SPRING HAD BROKEN, AND I WAS TOLD "THE TAURUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS". I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS, GET NEW TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO THE COST OF $1300. NOW I'M RESEARCHING AND FOUND THE 2002 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE REAR SPRINGS CAN BREAK TOO, USUALLY AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, AND AM LOOKING FOR A NEW ONE SOONER THAN I HAD PLANNED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259165

Incident

Feb 13, 2009

Mileage

95,000 mi

DRIVING AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER'S FRONT OF CAR. LOUD BANG. COIL PUNCTURED TIRE. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10258847

Incident

Dec 11, 2008

Mileage

91,000 mi

MY FIANCEE'S 2002 FORD TAURUS SEL FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND TORE THE WHOLE INNER SIDEWALL OFF OF THE TIRE. THE COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT AND THANKFULLY MY FIANCEE WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE NOTICED THE TIRE HALFWAY OFF THE RIM. HAD THE COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY SHE MAY NOT BE ALIVE TODAY. I SPOKE TO FORD AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER US ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 115K MILES ON IT. THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR 2001 MODELS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I HAVE THE BROKEN COIL SPRING IN MY POSSESSION IF IN THE CASE AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE FAULTY PART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252306

Incident

Dec 15, 2008

Mileage

115,000 mi

FRONT SPRING BROKE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE BROKEN SPRING SLASHED MY BRAND NEW TIRE. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. SPRING DAMAGED STRUTS AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE RE-ALIGNED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10243298

Incident

Sep 23, 2008

Mileage

94 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. IN APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND SPRING. ON JUNE 12, 2008, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS FAILED. THE COST FOR BOTH FAILURES WAS OVER $1,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA ID

10231641

Incident

Jun 12, 2008

Mileage

67,000 mi

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, TIRES FAILED TO HOLD AIR PRESSURE. BOTH FRONT TIRES WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER FAILED. TIRES APPEARED TO BE DRY ROTTED ON CORNER OF SIDE WALLS. BOTH TIRES HAD SAME AREA OF DRY ROT/CRACKS IN TREAD. TIRES HAD LESS THEN 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND WHERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. DEALER REPLACED TIRES. MFG. TBC, TOURING TR VANDERBILT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227393

Incident

May 9, 2008

Mileage

158,000 mi

WIFE PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE IN THE DRIVEWAY, FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. THANKFULLY SHE WAS NOT ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10220342

Incident

Mar 7, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, MY LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUT A HOLE THROUGH MY TIRE, ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONTROL ARM. NEEDED TO REPLACE CONTROL ARM, COIL AND TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10213281

Incident

Dec 27, 2007

Mileage

55,235 mi

I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON 12/4/07 IN ,Y 2002 FORD TAURUS SES WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN I REMOVED IT, I SAW THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND CUT INTO THE TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210867

Incident

Dec 4, 2007

Mileage

82,000 mi

DRIVER FRONT SHOCK AND STRUT BROKE AND BLEW THE TIRE. LUCKILY I WAS IN DRIVEWAY JUST LEAVING FOR WORK HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK TO BRING TO GARAGE FOR REPAIR BEING IT WAS A 2002 VEHICLE THE SCHROAD WAS SUPPOSE TO BE PUT ON THE 2002 VEHICLE AND NEWER, BUT THIS DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON IT. SO TIRE BLEW, BUT LUCKILY I WAS NOT GOING 60 MILES A HOUR DOWN THE HWY. WE STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS FOR PROOF OF DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209391

Incident

Aug 13, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi

2002 FORD TAURUS WITH BROKEN REAR COIL SPRINGS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THE COILS SPRINGS BROKE, TIRES ARE WOBBLING, AND THE BELT TENSIONER LOST POWER STEERING. *KB

NHTSA ID

10209445

Incident

Nov 1, 2007

Mileage

39,000 mi

2002 FORD TAURUS SE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING SNAPPED. THIS WAS RECALLED IN 1999-2001 FORD TAURUS'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2002. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!! *I COULDN'T FIND FORD ON THE MANUFACTURE SECTION, SO I SELECTED CHRYSLER TO PROCEED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10197155

Incident

Jul 21, 2007

I PURCHASE 4 KUMHO 215/60/16 TIRES IN MAY OF 2004 AND HAVE PUT LEAST THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN I WENT OUT GET MY CAR INSPECTED THEY SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE "JUNK" EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY WERE CRACKED AND ONE BELT WAS BROKEN ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE- I FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST AND ANYONE WHO PURCHASED THEM SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THERE EXPENSES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10195094

Incident

Jun 28, 2007